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  Feature Artist Bio

                                                     

                                                               ARTIST'S OFFICIAL BIO                                                                                             http://www.bayalistudio.com/aboutjohn.html                                        

 

 

 

John Bayalis's

OFFICIAL WEBSITE  

                                                        http://www.bayalistudio.com/                                                

By permission of the artist, The Cyber Art Show is pleased to feature the second of two 12-piece exhibitions of works by contemporary American landscape painter John Bayalis (born 1950 in Philadelphia, PA). 

John Bayalis has been the recipient of numerous 
awards throughout the United States and has painted 
abroad in Ireland, England and France. Noted 
for his distinct, realist style, the artist’s skill at handling contemporary themes and subject matter has earned him acclaim from art critics and collectors throughout the United States.

 

John’s vibrant watercolors reflect a specific clarity of light and form, 
while dealing with unique viewpoints in portraying popular culture and the vernacular landscape. The artist has also embraced still life as a format, and sought to show a personal vision in both content and composition. Intricate set ups include man-made and 
natural elements as well as printed backdrops, vintage postcards and periodicals. The carefully selected viewpoints depict compositions meticulously rendered on the watercolor paper, that glow in subtly 
balanced color palettes.


Among John's honors are an award of an individual artist’s 
fellowship grant
and the selection for The Watercolor Page
in AMERICAN ARTIST  magazine where one of his works 
graced the cover.


The artist’s works are included in private and corporate
collections
throughout the United States.

Education


B.A., University of Delaware,     
M.F.A., University of Delaware

 

 

Selected Exhibitions


2016

- Southwest Watercolor Society, Dallas, TX 

  Awarded Best in Show

- Florida Watercolor Society, Ocala, FL  Award of Merit


2015

- Art of the Heartland National Exhibition, Mena, AK                              Award of Merit

- Florida Watercolor Society, Online members Show
   Awarded Second Place 


2014

-  Missouri Watercolor Society, St. Louis MO  Awarded Best in    Show


  2013    

- Mainsail Festival of the Arts, St. Petersburg, FL Purchase Prize


        2012          

 - Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth Beach, De. Biennial Show

    Award of Merit


2011   

- Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, Tampa , FL


       2010         

- Mainsail Festival of the Arts, S. Petersburg, FL

Melrose Open Air Arts, Melrose, FL Awarded

   First Place in watercolor


2009

- Mainsail Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, FL Award of Merit
- Melrose Open Air Paint Out, Melrose, FL
   Awarded First Place Watercolor        

- Images Arts Festival, New Smyrna Beach, FL
   Award of Distinction


2008

- Rehoboth Art League Member Show, Rehoboth Beach, DE
   Award of Distinction
- Mainsail Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, Fl
   Award of Distinction, selected Poster artist for 2009

 

 Gallery #491 

      March 31, 2017

Twelve Pieces by Contemporary Artist

                     John Bayalis (Born 1950)

                     ARTIST'S STATEMENT


“My interest in painting has always been in realism. The world around me has provided an 
infinite variety of colors, forms and textures that I have used for the sources of my work for the past 35 years.

 

I have always had a preference for drawing rather than painting in terms of control and the use of line and detail. Watercolor has provided me with a medium that produces a transition from drawing into using color in painting. 

 

I have explored a variety of subject sources in my career, some more traditional, others 
less so. The current body of work is derived from my interest in visual Americana, that is 
images that I feel are specific to our culture. I have chosen both still life and landscape 
imagery to interpret this vision, focusing on the vernacular that is the functional rather 
than the monumental. An interest is in the commonplace has always been an important 
element in my work. These landscape works reflect some nostalgic elements as well as 
views derived from everyday sights and reflect my view of the present.

 

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